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(Application fil ed Dec, 10, 1901.)

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JOSEPH H. WHITTINGTON, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE NEW YORK SUPPLY COMPANY, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, A FIRM.

RIBBON AND STOCK SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 707,479, dated August 19, 1902.

Application filed December 10, 1901. Serial No. 85,406. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern: paper, or similar material. The member A Be it known that I, JOSEPH H. \VHITTING- may be provided with two parallel vertical TON, a citizen of the Unit-ed States, residing slits 9, extending up from the lower edge on at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of opposite sides of the buttonhole 2, which di- 5 New York, have invented certain new and vide the lower portion of the member into useful Improvements in Ribbon and Stock three separate parts, two of which can be Supporters, of which the following is a speciplaced on one side and one on the other of the fication. band of the garment to'more firmly support Thisinvention relates to animproved means the member therefrom and prevent turning 10 for holding a ribbon, stock, or the like in or twisting of the member on the collar-butplace around the neck of a person; and it conton to which it is attached. In arranging a sists of a back member and a front member ribbon, stock, or other article of adornment which are adapted to be attached to a dress in'place with this improvement the back and or shirt and have a plurality of retaining eX- front members are buttoned in place, the I 5 tensions between which the ribbon, stock, or member A, if slitted, as described, straddling the like is supported, each member being the band of the garment. One end of the arformed in one integral piece. ticle is passed through the depressions or slots The object of the invention is to support 8 in the front member B, as shown at 10 in and retain the stock, ribbon, or the like in Fig. 3 It is then looped half-way around the 2o proper position on theneck and also attach neck and passed through the depression or it to the dress or shirt, all of which will be slot 4 in the back member, as shown at 11, fully and clearly hereinafter described and and finally wrapped or looped one and oneclaimed, reference being had to the accomhalf times around the neck and members, as panying drawings, in Which at 12 in Fig. 3, thereby concealing the mem- 25 Figure 1 represents a detached plan view bers from view and forming an unwrinkled of the back member. Fig. 2 is a detached neck-adornment. The two ends l3-and 14 plan view of the front member. Fig. 3 is a are tied in a bow-knot or secured in any suittop View of the two members in proper posi-' able manner. The end 13, projecting beyond tion with the arrangement of the ribbon, the portion 10, which passes through depres- 30 stock, or the like shown in dotted lines. sions or slots, is drawn -beneath the outer loops In referring to the drawings in detail, in and is retained in place by said outer loops which a preferred adaptation of the inven- 12, thereby forming a firm support for the tion is shown, like numerals designate like knot when tied. As each of the members is in parts. one piece, they are stamped or cut out com- 35 The back member A is formed in one inteplete at one operation.

gral piece, as shown in Fig. 1, having a body The advantages of this invention are that portion 1,provided withabuttonhole 2, which the ribbon, stock, or other article is held is adapted to engage the rear button on a down in front and up in the rear, that it preshirt or dress, and two upwardly-extending sents an unwrinkled appearance when in 4o retaining-fingers 3, which are separated from place on the neck of the wearer, that it is each other by a deep depression or slot 4 for easily and quickly put on or taken off, and the passage of the ribbon, stock, or the like. that while the article is retainedin place and The front member B is also formed in one incannot be detached the retaining-fingers will tegral piece and has a body portion 5, propermit a slight movement of the article inde- 5 45 vided with a buttonhole 6, adapted to button pendent of the garment while bending or turnover the front button in a shirt or dress, and ing the neck. three downwardly extending retainingfin- I claim as my inventiongers 7, separated from each other by depres- 1. An improved means for holding a ribsions or slots 8, between which the ribbon, bon, stock, or other article in place around 10c 50 stock, or the like is adapted to pass. The the neck of aperson, comprisinga back memmembers are preferably made of celluloid, ber and a front member, each formed in one integral piece and having a plurality of retaining-fingers separated by slots through which the ribbon or other article is adapted to be passed, substantially as set forth.

2. An improved means for holding a ribbon, stock or other articles in place around the neck of a person, comprising a back member formed in one piece and having a body portion provided with a buttonhole adapted to engage the rear button of a garment and upwardly-extending fingers between which the ribbon or other article is adapted to be passed, and a front member formed in one piece pr0- vided with a buttonhole adapted to engage the front button of a garment and downwardly-extending fingers between which the 

